Hi, Merryl,
I do have a tutorial in the archives, http://www.heidiannie.com/lavender-wands-and-a-giveaway/
Here is the blog post.
I hope you enjoy making them- I find it a very soul quieting endeavor. The scent is kind of overpowering and you need to pay close attention to the placement of stems – you kind of enter a zone and when you are finished you have a wand. My grandson thinks there may be magic inside them. 🙂

Heidi, your lavender wands! My favourites! Everything is looking green and fresh on your blog today, darling. And hello to gorgeous Kieran! The fritters sound interesting – I never thought to add cardamom before – and you have fresh peas! It’ll be a while before we have any of those…sigh.. 🙂 xxx

We are really just at the beginning of the season, Celia. There are more booths for crafts and honey or breads than for vegetables. So yes, PEAS! 🙂
I love farmers markets, because my garden hasn’t produced anything to eat yet, although there are tomatoes on the vines, and flowers on the cucumbers!

Hello lovely one… I was delighted to see that you’ve posted a link to those lavender wands… how absolutely wonderful! I can just image how you would be in a very relaxed zone after working with those. Thanks so much for the peek into your kitchen this month. Sending happy wishes.

Thank you, Lizzy!
I just came home from a birthday trip to see my grandchildren and I haven’t really done much in my kitchen in the past week- so the lavender wands had to take center place.
Love the happy thoughts!

Thanks Joanne- I’ve been making the wands since I was a very young woman- lately I’m discovering I’m allergic to lavender- bad headaches and stuffy nose- but I CAN’T give up the wands so I usually weave them outside.
And I have over 20 teapots and really shouldn’t buy anymore- but it is a pretty innocent addiction, after all.

I love love the lavender wands – I reckon there is magic in there too – my big old lavender bush came out this winter, it was very twiggy and I probsbly never cut it back at the right time. Somewhere in a jar I have my attempts at crustallising them (Freudian typo so will leave it as is, hehe)

Your teapot is very sweet too and the little bird is charming. I have rosemary hanging up too but not sure what to do with it, maybe it can just hang there for a while. Hope July is full of rich joys and sending love xx jo

Cheers, Joanna!
I once crystalized a whole bagful of the blossoms and found myself being stingy when I needed to use them. Stupid- so I packaged them up with a few more lavender items and gave them as a gift to a baking friend. I have hoarding tendencies that are NOT attractive.
Rosemary makes a wonderful addition to steaming water when you have a headache or are stuffed up- I hang my head over a bowl with a towel over my head and it cleans it all up(including my pores so it makes a great facial!).

I agree- never enough- and the rosemary bush I clipped doesn’t even look cut back so I may have at it again this summer!
And lavender wands do work a little magic when you give them as gifts- they make instant friends!

WOW, I just adore your lavender wands – they are absolutely adorable!
I didn’t even know you got black radishes – very interesting.
I battle resisting buying teapots – I hardly ever use the ones I already have.
Have a super day Heidi.
🙂 Mandy xo

I had never seen or even imagined there were black radishes available- and although warned that they were on the same heat level as horseradish- was amazed to find them quite mild and tasty.
I do love rosemary- we brought back the large bouquet from the house in Virginia- so had its scent in the car for 10 hours- my niece was quite happy for its invigorating aroma since she did all the driving!

The fritters are so good- although they took a little longer to prepare than I liked- they were worth it. And the rosemary came from a huge bush growing at the house at the beach- it really needed to be cut back- it was growing into the driveway- and so I cut way more than I needed. Although I’m glad I did! 🙂

Lavender, grandchildren, fresh vegetables, and fritters ~ what a wonderful combination of goodness. Your lavender wands are so lovely. I’m not sure which fragrance I enjoy the most, lavender or rosemary, so it’s good to have both. 🙂

Anne- I found some that I made 20 years ago, the other day, I rolled them in my hands and the fragrance of lavender was as strong as the day I made them! The stems are dry and a little fragile- but this is my favorite way to preserve lavender. Thanks for visiting!

I can always count on you to do something fabulous with your herbs! First it was your herb wreath at Christmas, and now lavender wands? Rosemary brushes? AWESOME!!! I love these ideas. I bet any grilled food tastes amazing with that rosemary. I’ve seen Jamie Oliver brush his steaks with rosemary brushes 😉
Thanks for sharing your kitchen with us- those fritters look delish!